There are 10 ways to get from Sofia to Elche by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane SOF - ALC
6h 44m€64–249Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Girona, Estació d'Autobusosbus
- Take the train from Girona to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur
43h 16m€271–343Drive 2,807.7 km
- Drive from Sofia to Elchecar 2,807.7 km
28h 27m€460–664Fly Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane SOF - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
10h 37m€77–257Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane OTP - ALC
13h 12m€87–298Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC)plane BEG - ALC
11h 39m€90–245Fly Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane SOF - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain
11h 8m€88–377Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tarragona to Elchebus
2dBus via Timișoara
- Take the bus from Sofia to Timișoarabus 1950
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Elchebus
2d 5h€192–255Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia to Vidintrain Ic
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain Ic
- Take the train from Craiova to Devatrain
- Take the bus from Deva to Figueresbus
- Take the train from Figueres Vilafant to Alacant/Alicante Terminaltrain Eur
2d 6h€212–289
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Elche is to fly which costs €60 - €250 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Elche is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €60 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Elche. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Elche via Teg, Posta 8, Tirana and Tarragona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Sofia and Elche is 2106 km. The road distance is 2807.7 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Elche without a car is to bus and train which takes 43h 16m and costs €270 - €350.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Sofia to Elche, including transfers.
Sofia to Elche bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Elche is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs €60 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 0h.
Sofia to Elche bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, arrive at Tirana station.
Elche is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 3:40 PM in Sofia and 2:40 PM in Elche.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Elche, Spain?
Ryanair flies from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Elche via Tirana, Teg, Petro Nini Luarasi, Posta 8, Terminal D, Tirana, and Tarragona in around 2d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Alicante-Elche Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Alicante-Elche Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Alicante-Elche Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Estació del Nord to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Figueres Vilafant to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alacant/Alicante Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–3
- 1st Class
- €1–2
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–9
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Deva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–22
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Padova to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans-Jug
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €37–40
- Website
- Trans-Jug
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Tirana to Tarragona - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarragona to Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Timișoara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 730 250 062
- [email protected]
- Website
- mateiunitrans.ro
Bus from Deva to Figueres
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Schedules at
- mateiunitrans.ro
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